Does CAE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CAE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CAE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CAE?

66% of CAE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CAE 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CAE?

Software Developer (100) , Software Engineer (80) , Integration Specialist (58) , Project Manager (48) , Manager (41) , Systems Software Specialist (31) , Instructor (26) , Simulator Technician (25) , Software Systems Specialist (20) , Engineer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Flight Instructor (16) , Intern (16) , Flight Simulator Technician (15) , Mechanical Designer (14)

What are the pros of working at CAE according to real employee reviews?

"Great projects and people." ((in 168 reviews)); "good benefits for employees and hybrid work" ((in 133 reviews)); "Flexible hours and California Friday!" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 61 reviews)); "Great team to work with at Little Rock office." ((in 55 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CAE according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and could be better" ((in 57 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs are really saddening" ((in 43 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 39 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 39 reviews)); "Training is expected to be funded by the employee, and on their own time (there is no training budget)." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about CAE layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CAE layoffs and their outlook for job security at CAE in 2026.

What are the top reviewed CAE locations?

Dallas , Tampa , Mesa , Arlington , Sarasota , Orlando , Phoenix , Whippany , Austin , Las Vegas , Morristown , New York , Fort Rucker , Broken Arrow , Albuquerque , Irving , Jersey City , Washington , Texas City , Little Rock , Sherwood , San Diego , Colorado Springs , Pueblo , Allentown , Robins AFB , Dallas-Fort Worth , Newark , Dothan , Lake Forest

CAE reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,809 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

52% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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CAE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,809 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Aug 4, 2011

Great introduction to embedded system in avionic

Intern in core software development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will have the opportunity to work in big project for major compagnies (Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus). You also would have the opportunity to move between CAE sites around the world

Cons

CAE is big, perhaps too big (in Montreal). You have a lot of protocol to follow and it result in a lack of human interactions

2.0

Jul 15, 2011

Sweat shop. Opportunity to travel. Poor compensation.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to travel the world. Friendly atmosphere.

Cons

Sweat shop. Midnight bug-fixing shifts Huge amount of favoratism shown by management towards people of the same culture as themselves (eg. Lebanese, Vietnamese etc). Salaries have not risen since the late 1990s. When I left CAE in 1998, my salary as a TS-III was 64K. Today in 2011 CAE salaries have not risen much. House prices in Montreal have doubled since that time. I am surprised that the median salary is, what, 66K for a software engineer/developer.

3.0

Jun 28, 2011

Overall CAE is a good company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly work environment Good benefits - 401K w/ matching, health, dental, vision, life insurance, temp disability, etc... Hours are flexible Dress code is relaxed - jeans, polo, and sneakers

Cons

Pay-scale is lower than average Management is unable to balance project workflow - lead to recent layoffs Product is old and needs revamping - functionality is good but could be made to be better if they would walk away from VB6.

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